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‘The Bright Afternoon Turned Into Night’

A damaged home is covered in ash at Sumber Wuluh village.
A damaged home is covered in ash at Sumber Wuluh village. Photo: Juni Kriswanto/AFP (Getty Images)

“Suddenly everything went dark, the bright afternoon turned into night,” Fatmah, who lives in Curah Kobokan, which is about three miles from the volcanic crater, said after fleeing to a government-run shelter. “A rumbling sound and heat forced us to run to the mosque.”